Mop.



EfS. WINN.

MOP.

APPLxcATloN mm1/m28, 1915.

Patented Aug.- 3, 1915.

Lumi.,

wh/renom ELIsHA s. WINN, ory cuLLoDEN, 'suonerial MOP.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug', 3, 191,11

Application filed January 28, 1915. Serial No. 4,882.

To all whom t may concern.' u

Be it known that I, ELIsHA S. WINN, a citizen o f the United States of America, and resident of Culloden, in the county of Monroe and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mops, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mops and particularly Vto means for clamping a scrubbing or moppi'ng material so that it may be manipulated over a surface to be oiled, washed or dusted, the said invention providing means for clamping the said material, yet affording means whereby the said scrubbing material may be removed and replaced when it becomes worn onthat other material may be substituted for that previously used.

Anfobject kof this invention is to provide a Vclamping device comprising a plurality of metallic partsl which will withstand hard wear Awithout the elements thereof becoming disassociated or -loosened and the said invention further contemplates the provision of novel means in the nature of clamping plates corrugated to 'augment the clampingaction'of the said plates on the fabric, ber or `material constituting the scrubbing element. y

A further objectY of this invention is `to provide a device between the handle of the mop andthe scrubbing element in which the parts constituting the connection and coacting for that purpose may be interlocked in a manner to withstand unusual pressure on the handle during the manipulation of they mop. Y

W ith Athe foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in the' arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed. l

in describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein llike characters denote corresponding parts inthe several views,and in which- Figure ly illustrates a vertical-sectional view ofv a fragment of a mop handle-with the clamping members for the scrubbing element'as'sociated therewith; Fig. 8 illustrates a sectional view on` a linel corresponding with'the line 2l-2 of Fig. 1*; Fig. 3 illustrates a Yperspecit've view of one of the clamping plates; Fig. 4L illustrates a perspective view" ofthe-clamping member; Fig. 5 illustrates a' sectional view'fon a line corresponding with the line 5 5 of Fig." lwhich showsy one form of the core; Fig. 6 illustrates' a transverse sectional View similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but showing a core of another form.; Fig. .7 illustrates a perspective view of clamping plates anda clamping member associated with strands of material constituting the mopping element, which mopping element ishere shownas a modification of the fabric which constitutes the scrubbing element yshown in Fig. 1'; Fig.

8 illustrates a perspective view of afragment of a clamping member slightly modified; Fig. 9 illustrates a ,sectional view of a fragment of a mop handle showinga means for retaining thearmsv in place, the said l means being a part of the handlegand Fig. l0 illustrates a sectional view on a line corresponding with the line l0-10of Fig. 9.

in these drawings 7 denotesa mop vhandle and saidmop handle has applied thereto a sleeve 9, corrugated to formr'the threads l0 although the threads may be formed in any appropriate way, preferably intermediate the length of said sleeve. yAfter the sleevefhas been applied, itfis'sec'uredxto. .the mophandle by a fastener; such 10a. The purpose of the threads l0 isto'en-gage arms l1 of the clamping member 12, it being seenfrom an Vinspection of Figs. 1,12, 4 and' 7 off-the drawingsl that the ends vlofthe clamping vmembers are bent or corrugated to engage the'threads l0 of the; sleeve 9.

In the form of the Vinvention illustrated in Figs. l and- 5, a-core 'Tais inserted Yin the sleeve and said' core has longitudinally/,disposed slots-8 forming seats for the arms of the clamping member, 4so that when the said arms are situated in the slots of thecore, andthe core and arms are inserted in the sleeve, springing action of the-arms is prevented and thecorrugationsthereof cannot disengage from the threads of the lsleeve by which the mopping or. scrubbing element is connected to thehandle. But for the p'res- As shown in Fig. 1 'of the drawings, the arms of the clamping members extend through the apertures ofV the' plates and project into the sleeve 9 and as the arm is rotated, the plates are drawn together toi clamp or retain the scrubbing Velements 18 and 19 which are interposed between the said clamping plates. In addition-to the plates 14 and 15 being corrugated,-they lhave sidev edge flanges 20 and 21 respectively, over which the scrubbing element is folded orv bent so' that the said scrubbing element may present comparatively broad surface tobe forced into contact with the floor or object being washed or treated by theniop.

In Fig. 7, the modification consists in the v lsubstituution of strands of material 22 con- Y stitutmg the mopping element for the fibrous material-18 and 19 constituting the scrubbingelement shown i'n-Fig. 1 ofthe drawings, lthe' substitution being illustrated to show the various uses or utilities of the invention and that it is susceptible of modifications to suit particular requirements.

The form illustrated in Fig. 6, has an in- Y ternal sleeve or core in place of the solid core, it being understood that the internal sleeve or core-in this construction is to coact with the'arms and the threaded sleeve for retaining the clamping member in proper position. In this form, the internal core isY f designated by the reference character A while the outer sleeve B is similar to the sleeve 9 which-has been heretofore described, the arms C in this form corresponding to arms 11v in Fig. 4 engaging the threaded sleeve B V'as in the f orm first described.

The core A has longitudinally disposed grooves D formed preferably by stamping the metal vof which the core is formed or they grooves may be otherwise produced to form vseat-s for the arms of the clamping member. In applying the clamping member to the sleeve of the handle, the arms of said clampingy member'- aref inserted in the A grooves of the core and the said core, to-

Vcore-are drawn into the sleeve.

gether with the arms, is rot'ated inthe sleeve and as the corrugations of the said arm engage the threads of the sleeve, the arms and It is to be understood, therefore, that the core may be of solid material, such as wood or metal, or it may be of tubular metal, as in the forms here shown. Y v y Figi 8 illustrates a further modified construction in which the arm'lla of the clamping member has a right angular extension 13a adapted to engage the threads of a sleeve and incertain phases of use or manufacture of the invention, this form may be found preferable, the saine depending upon the strength of the material used in forming or making the clamping members.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that provision has been made for utilizing the core for retaining the arms of the clamp, the said core being rotatable with the said arms. In the embodiment of the 'invention shown in' Figs. 9 and 10, I provide a handle 23 and reduce the lower end to forman extension 24, which might be said ing out of engagement with the threads of Q the sleeve, but otherwise the clamping inember may be associated with clamping plates and other devices, not shown, in this. em- Y the construction heretofore bodiment, as in described.

--I claimv 1.` In a mop, a handle, a threadedA sleeve attached to said handle, clamping members Y having arms adapted to enga-ge the threads of the sleeve, a core-adapted to t/in the sleeve and to hold the arms in engagement i with the threads-of the sleeve, plates having coinciding apertures, a mop interposed between the plates and clampedrtherein bythe action of the clamping member engaging one of the platesV and the end ofthe sleeve engaging the other of said clampingv plates, whereby said plates areforcedtoward each other. v

2. In" mop, an 4element having grooves therein, aclampingmeinber having armsV lying in the said grooves, a sleeve to receive said arms and said element and coacting to `interengage for holding the parts in assembled positions, lclamping plates having coincidingapertures through which the arms of the clamping member extend, a inopping element between the said plates, one of said plates being engaged byv the-sleeve whereby it is held against movement'while the f opposite plate is moved 'with relation to it.

3. lIn aniop, an element having grooves therein, fa clamping member having arms lying'in the grooves, said Varms' having thread engaging portions thereon, a sleeve adapted to receive `the-said elementandthe arms ofv the clamping member, said vsleeve having portions Vof the' arms, a plateV engagedby the end of the sleeve, "a -plate lspacedfapart "1.20 threads coacting with the threadl engagingv fromthe first mentioned plate, said plates-` having coinciding apertures through which the arms of the clampingV member extend, and a inopping element interposed between the said plates.

4.- In a mop, 'a attached to the handle and projectingfrom handle,va threadedl sleeve V iso the end thereof, a clamping member having arms for engaging the threads of the sleeve, a core having slots to receive the arms of the clamps for limiting the inward movement of the arms, and mop holding members carried by the clamping member.

5. In a scrubbing device, a handle, a sleeve secured to the handle and projecting from an end thereof, said sleeve being threaded,

10 a clamping member having arms provided With means for engaging the threads of the sleeve and a core Within the sleeve spacedy therefrom and operative to hold the arms in engagement with the threads of the sleeve.

In testimony Whereo, I aiiix my signature lo' Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C. 

